Carles Puigdemont calls Ceuta and Melilla Moroccan colonies
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alyaoum24
Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont described Ceuta and Melilla as “colonies” or cities inside Morocco. In an interview with British newspaper The Times, he reignited the Spanish political debate over the status of the two cities, according to Spanish media on 20 September 2026.
Carles Puigdemont, former president of Catalonia and leader of the pro-independence Junts party, described Ceuta and Melilla as “colonies” or “cities inside Morocco”. The two Spanish cities are on the North African coast, according to remarks made by the Catalan politician to the British newspaper The Times and reported on Sunday 20 September 2026 by Spanish media.
Carles Puigdemont also discussed holding a self-determination referendum in Ceuta and Melilla. He believes a vote could give their residents a more legitimate basis on which to decide the political future of the two cities, while acknowledging that their population is strongly attached to its Spanish identity.
